Australia's World Cup 準備s soured by 傷害s

June 7 (Reuters) - Australia's 準備s for the women's World Cup have been 攻撃する,衝突する by a tournament-ending foot 傷害 to central defender Laura Alleway and a hamstring 緊張する to teenage striker Mary Fowler.

Alleway had carried the 傷害 through a training (軍の)野営地,陣営 in Turkey but had failed to 回復する in time to be fit for the World Cup opener against Italy on Sunday, the team said.

Uncapped 18-year-old defender Karly Roestbakken, who had been travelling with the Matildas (軍の)野営地,陣営, has been 促進するd into the squad in Alleway's place.

"This is an unfortunate 状況/情勢 for Laura and as a group we feel for her," coach 賭け金 Milicic said in a team 解放(する).

"We have given her every 適切な時期 to return to 十分な fitness ahead of the tournament, but with our first match now just days away we needed to make a call which has 供給するd Karly a fantastic 適切な時期."

Alleway's 傷害 leaves Australia 攻撃を受けやすい if one of their two starting central defenders, Alanna Kennedy and Clare Polkinghorne, break 負かす/撃墜する.

Roestbakken plays as a 十分な 支援する for Western Sydney Wanderers.

Fowler, a 16-year-old talent 始める,決める to become Australia's youngest World Cup player, 苦しむd her hamstring 緊張する during training on Thursday and had to sit out the 残り/休憩(する) of the 開会/開廷/会期, Australian マスコミ 報告(する)/憶測d.

"明らかに it's just 警戒. She felt something on the hamstring. I'm not going to 危険 a 16-year-old kid," Milicic told reporters.

4半期/4分の1-finalists at the 2015 World Cup in Canada, the Matildas were thrashed 3-0 by the Netherlands in their final warm-up last week.

Australia will also play Brazil and Jamaica in Group C.

(報告(する)/憶測ing by Ian 身代金 in Melbourne; Editing by Nick Mulvenney)

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